Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.]

(Zo["o]l.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).

Note: The mountain kaka, or kea (N. notabilis), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage.

Night kaka. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)